Thanks for the info. I think you analogy applies to a Vista Ultimate
upgrade, but in this case Business and Home Premium offer 2 very different
feature sets. I'd just buy a laptop with Business (or Ultimate), but laptop
vendors aren't giving this as an option on most laptops (and certainly the
laptops with the features I want). It's too bad MS couldn't have figured
out a better way to offer it's OS (like you choose Home Premium or Business
when you activate and then download the features that make it that flavor).
"Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message
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> "Mike" <mike008usNO-> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm researching new PCs to buy. I'd like the features in Ultimate, but
>> the price tag is high and comes with few laptops I'm looking at. Most of
>> the ones I like have Home Premium installed and I'm licensed for Vista
>> Business Upgrade under the MS Partner program. If I purchase Home
>> Premium on a laptop can I install my Vista Business Upgrade version as a
>> dual boot option thereby giving me all the features depending on which OS
>> I boot into?
>>
>> TIA!
>
> Within the strict adherence to eh End User License Agreement.
> Your upgrade software is designed to upgrade (replace) the previous
> product. The license to use the previous product becomes part of the new
> upgraded product license. So in effect you no longer have a license to
> use the Home product only new license to use the Business Edition.
> Think of it like trading in a car. You get a newer better car to use at
> lower cost as you part exchange your older one. You don't get the older
> one to drive on the weekends and still have have new one or during the
> week.
>
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> Mike Brannigan
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